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Half-length portrait of Eleanor Ormerod, in cap, black gown and LL.D. hood. She sits slightly sideways, her left elbow and right hand resting on a table before her, her left hand lightly supports her cheek. Behind the arm on the table there is a pile of books.
Dr Ormerod was an was a leading entomologist, author and lecturer. She was the first woman to be admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society and the first to be given an honorary doctorate by the University of Edinburgh.
The photography studio of Elliott & Fry also produced portraits in oils and chalk. Dr Ormerod commissioned this oil portrait from them as a gift for the university, in remembrance of its decision to award her the doctorate.
Dr Ormerod was an was a leading entomologist, author and lecturer. She was the first woman to be admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society and the first to be given an honorary doctorate by the University of Edinburgh.
The photography studio of Elliott & Fry also produced portraits in oils and chalk. Dr Ormerod commissioned this oil portrait from them as a gift for the university, in remembrance of its decision to award her the doctorate.
University of Edinburgh
George Square
Title
Eleanor Ann Ormerod (1828–1901)
Date
1900
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 77 x W 64.5 cm
Accession number
EU0022
Acquisition method
presented, 1900
Work type
Painting
University of Edinburgh
George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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